Don't Assume Salad is Always Better

Ah, salad. The food of choice for anorexics and dieters who crave sustenance while minimizing calories without considering that dousing the bowl in ranch dressing, cheese, and croutons will not lead to a particularly healthy choice.

Now, there is even more evidence to worry about eating like a furry woodland creature: E. coli to go along with your salmonella. The FDA announced Tuesday that Dole Foods would be recalled a selection of "Dole Hearts Delight" for probable E. coli contamination.

Those who cannot possibly stoop to chopping their own components of salad and choose to purchase the pre-packaged bags of salad should exercise caution or else suffer the wrath of debilitating stomach cramps and diarrhea. At this point along with the previous recall of spinach you may be better off sticking with your all fatty red meat diet. Sure, you may develop heart disease and die of a stroke before you die of loose stools but why risk it? You can always go to the gym to shed that excess fat, right?